Odense
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Odense |
Type | Steamer |
GRT | 1,756 tons |
Country | ![]() |
Built | 1890 |
Builder | Helsingørs Jernskibsvft. & Maskinbyg., Helsingør |
Operator | I/S Aarhus Oliefabrik, Ltd. (V. Müller), Copenhagen |
History |
U-boat attacks on Steamer Odense
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 5 May 1917 | UC 77 (Reinhard von Rabenau) | Sunk | Abandoned 1.5 miles ENE of St. Abb’s Head, vessel came ashore north of St. Abb’s Head. Total loss, wreck sank August 2, 1917. | 55° 56'N, 2° 12'W | Bathurst - Aarhus | groundnuts | 2 |
Position of attack on Odense
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